Originally Posted by anher
CK has been robbed. BCB going to lose in court as by their tournament laws CK goes to semis.
LOL BCB.

They can create more drama by disqualifying both CK and BB and let Play Sylhet Royals in semifinal. That would be climax of this movie . Come on BCB, you can do it.

CK was never robbed. If they were so desperate to go to semis then they should have restricted BB from winning the match within 15 overs. CTG had accepted their lose and was happy to congratulate BB. Now, they have got an excuse to make things blurry and they are exploiting it perfectly.

http://cricket.bdnews24.com/details....l6vg1er0ukdlo7
hours before the first semifinal is set to start on Tuesday, Chittagong Kings said they will move court over the BPL authorities' decision to allow Barisal Burnerst to play Duronto Rajshahi in the second semifinals.

Samir Quader Chowdhury, CEO of SQ Sports, which owns the Kings, told a media conference about the decision of the team. Coach Khaled Mahmud and manager Nasir Ahmed were present there.

Shafiqul Haque Heera and Faruque Ahmed, the managers of semifinalists Dhaka Gladiators and Duronto Rajshahi, respectively, and Khulna Royal Bengals media manager Jahid Razzaq Masum were also present in the conference.

Dhaka's Heera said his team will support the Kings if they were thrown out illegally.

Faruque of Rajshahi said they will also back the Kings if they were dropped unlawfully. He, however, added they are not abandoning the first semifinal against the Burners at 2pm

what a COMEDY !!
BY THE LAWS OF THE TOURNAMENT CK MUST GET THE SPOT .HAD ANYBODY READ THE LAWS CAREFULLY SUCH INCIDENT WOULDNT HAVE OCCURED .WHAT A SHAME BCB

Well, I do understand BCB made a blunder !!
But how come none of the team owners, the franchise managers, the ex cricketers who are "Directors" and "Advisers" of those franchise read those rules book ??

If BCB is a guilty party in this comical farce, the franchise owners and those ex cricketers who were supposed to be an expert in this area are also equally to be blamed for.

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At the end, it was a fruitful decision for the spectators... We saw a better batting and exciting match than a boring one sided Rajshahi beating Chittagong. Amazing semi final played by Barisal, they made BPL a really exciting tourney!!

Originally Posted by frdhttp://cricket.bdnews24.com/details....l6vg1er0ukdlo7
hours before the first semifinal is set to start on Tuesday, Chittagong Kings said they will move court over the BPL authorities' decision to allow Barisal Burnerst to play Duronto Rajshahi in the second semifinals.

Samir Quader Chowdhury, CEO of SQ Sports, which owns the Kings, told a media conference about the decision of the team. Coach Khaled Mahmud and manager Nasir Ahmed were present there.

Shafiqul Haque Heera and Faruque Ahmed, the managers of semifinalists Dhaka Gladiators and Duronto Rajshahi, respectively, and Khulna Royal Bengals media manager Jahid Razzaq Masum were also present in the conference.

Dhaka's Heera said his team will support the Kings if they were thrown out illegally.

Faruque of Rajshahi said they will also back the Kings if they were dropped unlawfully. He, however, added they are not abandoning the first semifinal against the Burners at 2pm

what a COMEDY !!
BY THE LAWS OF THE TOURNAMENT CK MUST GET THE SPOT .HAD ANYBODY READ THE LAWS CAREFULLY SUCH INCIDENT WOULDNT HAVE OCCURED .WHAT A SHAME BCB

Whatever, this incident is making BPL more popular in the country ... Good for the league but I see the law in favor of BB...:

Originally Posted by Dhakablues
At the end, it was a fruitful decision for the spectators... We saw a better batting and exciting match than a boring one sided Rajshahi beating Chittagong. Amazing semi final played by Barisal, they made BPL a really exciting tourney!!

Yup, I gotta be honest...the 20 odd thousand at the stadium today, didn't give a damn about the whole controversy with Chittagong and Barishal.

I actively tried to seek out opinions from people, most were like meh...and as the match progressed, that 'meh' became a good thing Chittagong aren't in it...no way would they have turned in that sort of a performance.

No riots, no tears, no mention...paying fans have clearly moved on from the controversy - obviously those of us on the net, haven't and won't.

Originally Posted by F6_Turbo
Yup, I gotta be honest...the 20 odd thousand at the stadium today, didn't give a damn about the whole controversy with Chittagong and Barishal.

I actively tried to seek out opinions from people, most were like meh...and as the match progressed, that 'meh' became a good thing Chittagong aren't in it...no way would they have turned in that sort of a performance.

No riots, no tears, no mention...paying fans have clearly moved on from the controversy - obviously those of us on the net, haven't and won't.

It's because there was no Chittagong Kings fans in the stadium yesterday. It's hard to move on if you are at the wrong end of justice.

Originally Posted by i_1_primeval_man
It's because there was no Chittagong Kings fans in the stadium yesterday. It's hard to move on if you are at the wrong end of justice.

I think justice has been served fair and square. Mike Proctor the ICC match referee and Technical committee member, himself clarifies the situation. Even after that if you want to believe CTG was wrongfully forced out then, its up to you.

Quote:

Procter explained that the confusion arose because there were two clauses: one concerning a situation in which three teams were equal on points (21.8.2) and one referring to a similar situation with two teams (21.8.1). The former was used to decide Dhaka's qualification, which left Chittagong and Barisal level, meaning clause 21.8.1 would come into effect and Chittagong's win against Dhaka would not be counted.

"Because they ended up with the most points Dhaka were taken out of the equation," Procter said. "Two teams were left. So you could not have a head-to-head between three teams, but only two."

Originally Posted by Naimul_Hd
I think justice has been served fair and square. Mike Proctor the ICC match referee and Technical committee member, himself clarifies the situation. Even after that if you want to believe CTG was wrongfully forced out then, its up to you.

The bold part is what we need to focus. This is where all the misunderstanding are created. Its a common sense really, however, seems like majority of people missed that.

Mike Proctor would say whatever the technical committee would ask him to say. A wrong is not going to be right even if Mike Proctor says it. I'll have to repeat myself. It was a 3 way tie break, not a 2 way. Please read carefully what 21.8.2 states:

"When three (3) or more teams finish with equal points and equal wins in the league, then the team(s) which was (were) the winner of the most number of matches played between those equal teams in the league will be placed in higher position(s)."

It's a multiway tie break. So apply this clause of law and see what the standings are:
DG 3 win out of 4
Ck 2 win out of 4
BB 1 win out of 4

The clause clearly talks about teams being placed in higher positions. Who do we have in the higher positions (not position)? DG followed by Ck. Problem solved, case dismissed.

Now why would you wanna conveniently go back to 21.8.1 if you don't have any vested interest when the problem is already solved?

You legally cannot apply two different rules for 3 teams in the same situation.

A proper parsing leaves no ambiguity. The ranking amongst the tied teams is predicated by the "winner of the most number of matches amongst themselves". Here the anaphora "themselves" clearly refer to the most immediate applicable noun phrase "these equal teams" which in term is defined a priori as "3 or more teams with equal points".

QED.

Unfortunately, the way the by laws are written - the other clause gave them an escape clause.